Commonwealth Youth and Jr C’ships: Indian lifters shine with 4 gold medals
New Delhi, April 28: Indian grapplers impressed at the ongoing Commonwealth Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships and the corresponding Universal Cup (Senior) in Apia, Samoa, securing four gold medals on the second day of competition. Sunil Singh lifted a total of 271kg (126kg in snatch and 145kg in clean and jerk) to clinch the gold in the 65kg men’s category, while Aisangfa Gogoi won the top prize in women 58kg and Abhinob Gogoi bagged the yellow metal in men’s 71kg division. Aisangfa lifted a total of 185kg (79kg in snatch and 106kg in clean and jerk) to bag gold in the 58kg women’s category, while Abhinob totalled 284kg (129kg in snatch and 155kg in clean and jerk) to secure top finish in the 71kg men’s division. In the Universal Cup, Arunachal Pradesh’s Charu Pesi bagged the gold medal in the men’s 6kg category with a total lift of 289kg (127kg in snatch and 162kg in clean and jerk). (PTI)
WFI bars U-17 wrestler over dual birth certificates, flags lapses
New Delhi, April 28: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has barred an under-17 wrestler from competing on the opening day of the National Championships in Sambhaji Nagar after her father produced two birth certificates from different states, exposing glaring gaps in document verification by the administration. The wrestler (name withheld), who sought to participate in the women’s 57kg category for Madhya Pradesh, was stopped during scrutiny after officials found discrepancies in her birth records. One birth certificate issued by authorities in Madhya Pradesh lists the date of birth as August 26, 2010, but shows the date of registration and issue as November 16, 2021: more than a decade after the birth. The certificate mentions a Sheopur district address and was generated through a gram panchayat office. When questioned about the delayed registration, the father produced another birth certificate from Rajasthan, according to a WFI source. That document records the same date of birth – August 26, 2010 – but shows registration dating back to September 1, 2010, in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, with the place of birth listed as a private nursing home there. However, this certificate itself was issued much later, in April 2025. The father maintained that there was no manipulation of the date of birth and said a fresh certificate had been obtained from Madhya Pradesh after the family relocated, to enable the wrestler to represent the state. (PTI)
Under-fire Silva, his ExCo members resign from SLC governance
Colombo, April 28: Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) under-fire chief Shammi Silva and members of his executive committee on Tuesday resigned from their posts at a special meeting here, after the country’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called for new administration to take over. The decision was arrived at after a deliberation that lasted nearly three hours, an executive committee source informed. Members of the committee, however, were tight-lipped about what could be in store after they send their resignation letters to sports minister Sunil Kumara Gamage on Wednesday. The key meeting of the governing body was convened by Silva, following President Dissanayake’s request to resign. Silva met Dissanayake last week in the face of calls to quit from his post at SLC. The government since early March was contemplating a move to sack Silva following complaints from players and the national team’s poor performances. The government has already decided on the names to take over the SLC affairs in the interim, sources said. (PTI)
